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Article Dans Une Revue J Gen Virol Année : 2004

Expression of hepatitis C virus proteins in epithelial intestinal cells in vivo.

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Previous work on hepatitis C virus (HCV) led to the discovery of a new form of virus particle associating virus and lipoprotein elements. These hybrid particles (LVP for lipo-viro-particles) are enriched in triglycerides and contain at least apolipoprotein B (apoB), HCV RNA and core protein. These findings suggest that LVP synthesis could occur in liver and intestine, the two main organs specialized in the production of apoB-containing lipoprotein. To identify the site of LVP production, the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship of HCV quasispecies from purified LVP, whole serum and liver biopsies from chronically infected patients were studied. HCV quasispecies from LVP and liver differed significantly, suggesting that LVP were not predominantly synthesized in the liver but might also originate in the intestine. The authors therefore searched for the presence of HCV in the small intestine. Paraffin-embedded intestinal biopsies from 10 chronically HCV-infected patients and from 12 HCV RNA-negative controls (10 anti-HCV antibody-negative and two anti-HCV antibody-positive patients) were tested for HCV protein expression. HCV NS3 and NS5A proteins were stained in small intestine epithelial cells in four of the 10 chronically infected patients, and not in controls. Cells expressing HCV proteins were apoB-producing enterocytes but not mucus-secreting cells. These data indicate that the small intestine can be infected by HCV, and identify this organ as a potential reservoir and replication site. This further emphasizes the interaction between lipoprotein metabolism and HCV, and offers new insights into hepatitis C infection and pathophysiology.
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inserm-00139572 , version 1 (02-04-2007)

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Séverine Deforges, Alexey Evlashev, Magali Perret, Mireille Sodoyer, Stéphane Pouzol, et al.. Expression of hepatitis C virus proteins in epithelial intestinal cells in vivo.: HCV protein expression in intestine. J Gen Virol, 2004, 85 (Pt 9), pp.2515-23. ⟨10.1099/vir.0.80071-0⟩. ⟨inserm-00139572⟩
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